Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Hearts of Iron IV is currently the more played game: 43,726 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,644 for Arena Breakout: Infinite — about 38% more players. Hearts of Iron IV also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 74%. Arena Breakout: Infinite is free to play, while Hearts of Iron IV costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, Hearts of Iron IV leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Hearts of Iron IV has had the higher daily player count for the last 57 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
57 days
Hearts of Iron IV
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
36%
Jul 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arena Breakout: Infinite | Hearts of Iron IV |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,644 | 43,726 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,747 | 52,989 |
| 7-day average | 22,426 | 38,719 |
| 30-day average | 21,304 | 39,264 |
| 30-day trend | +22% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,774 | 71,856 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 87% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,884 | 372,206 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 14, 2025 | Jun 5, 2016 |
| Price | Free to play | $49.99 |
Full stats: Arena Breakout: Infinite · Hearts of Iron IV · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Arena Breakout: Infinite | Hearts of Iron IV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 23,165 | 31,767 |
| May 2026 | 19,897 | 30,259 | 33,728 | 60,597 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,961 | 34,004 | 38,474 | 71,856 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 22,837 | 37,774 | 39,302 | 62,926 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Hearts of Iron IV currently has more players: 43,726 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,644 for Arena Breakout: Infinite — about 38% more players.
Over the last 30 days Arena Breakout: Infinite averaged 21,304 concurrent players and Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,264. By that measure Hearts of Iron IV is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Hearts of Iron IV has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 57 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Hearts of Iron IV rates higher: 90% positive across 372,206 reviews vs 74% across 67,884 for Arena Breakout: Infinite. Hearts of Iron IV has the larger player base right now (43,726 vs 31,644 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Arena Breakout: Infinite averaged 21,304 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,774.
Hearts of Iron IV averaged 39,264 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,856.